Combination mirror and illuminating device



NOV. 29, 1 932. s, ANZ'ELL 1,889,085

COMBINATION MIRROR AND ILLUMINATING DEVICE Filed July 10, 1931 INVENTOR ANNA S. ANZELL .BY W RNEYS' Z 'l'A'l'ES A' JEFJA SYLVIA ANZELL, OF NEVT YGRK,

COMBINATIUN MIBRCE Alh'l ILLUJE'IINATL'NG DEVICE Application filed July 1c,

*2" 1. "a -11 l 4- More speolucally my invent on relates to l coml that class of device in w V are c 0 lare 'hrown into the eyes, thus n accurate determination. of facial c ano. condition.

lliy invention also contemplates a device of in which the light source is concealed by e mirror which also se ves a ondary rellecto and to cast the intercepted rays back upon he main reflector to augment the illuininatii I which the mirror is will be uniformly il tions.

The device of my invention is also intended for use as a lamp. Consequently the g power oi the lamp and in so positioned that the face luminated from all direcl mirror is so mounted that it may be swung of line with the light and, if desired, a decorative l'tuted therefor to preserve the ad vantages of indirect lighting.

invention has the merits of simplicity,

con'ipletely out attractiv e rance, wide utility, and man- I .c ulactu practicability. G e ioim or my inven shown, for illustrative purposes 9 only, in tle following drawing, in which- Figure l is a front elevation;

Figure 2 is a side elevation; and

Figure 3 a side elevation, partly in section, of the device arrang d a reading lamp, e -nrror being swung out of position and decorative shield. substituted therefor.

As will be seen from the drawing, the device consists of a base or standard 1, prefer-- ably hollow, so that the lamp cord may be concealed therein. At the top of the base It mount a standard incanoescent light socket 2 in which a standard incandescent lama of any desired candle-power may be positioned. A. dish-shaped reflector l, the exact N form of which may be varied within wide limits, may also be mounted upon the socket,

as shown in the drawing, or in any other convenient way. A mirror 5, preferably having the same general outline as the edge of the u reflector, but of smaller dimensions is so mounted upon the base that it may be posi- 1931. serial He. seems.

tioned directly in front of the :lront edge of the reflector, parallel thereto and'also symmetrically with respect to the reflector opening, so that, while the lamp is concealed by the mirror, an annular space 6 remains between the reflector edge and the mirror through which the light is reflected to fall uniformly upon the face from all directions.

A ZGlilQCtl s .rface upon the heel: 8 of mirror 5 serves to reflect the intercepted s bacl: uon reflector l, thus utir ellec e the illuminating power of the lamp. The mlrror 5 is so mounted that it may be swung completely out of the line of the light rays from the lamp, as shown in Fig. 3, when the device is to be used as a reading lamp. If desired a small decorative shield 9 of any desired form may be substituted to protect the eyes from t e direct light rays and preserve the adva1-.-ages of indirect lighting.

A suitable mounting for the mirror is illustrated. It consists of a suitably curved arm 10, one end of which is securely allixed to the base 1 or socket 2, as for example by a collar 11, the other end serving as the pivot 12 for the swinging mirror. Other forms of mounting for the mirror may, of course, be employed. For example, it may be secured to the reflector l by any suitable hinged bracket positioned at the top or bottom or either side to permit the mirror to be swung out of the Way in any of these directions. A though it is not essential, I prefer that the reflecting surface of the reflector l should be white and have a mat finlsh so that the reflected light will appear soft and free from glare.

In order to enhance the appearance my device the back of the mirror '5, if nicheled, or chromium or silver plated, may be en graved with an attractive de ign, although i may, of course, be enameled in white or any other light color and decorated with a colored design without materially impairing the efliciency of the device. It will be noted that the lamp is supported solely by the socket. In devices of this sort it is not essential that the source of illumination should be positioned with absolute symmetry within the reflector. Therefore, any standard size 01 lamp may be used without altering the construction and the desired intensity of illumination secured.

I claim:

A combination mirror and illuminating device comprising a base, a lamp socket mounted thereon, a reflector mounted on said socket, a forwardly and upwardly projecting arm on said base, a mirror hingedly mounted on said arm and so positioned as to partially close the opening of said reflector and conceal a lamp in said socket, but to permit the pas-. sage of reflected rays of light between its edge and the edge of the reflector, said mirror also being adapted, through its hinged mounting, to be swung forward and clownward entirely out of the path of direct light rays from said lamp to a position below the reflector and without affecting the position of the lamp socket with respect to the reflector.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand on this 9th day of July, A. 1)., 1931.

ANNA SYLVIA ANZELL. 

